- (由于水流、气流)漂，漂流；飘：
The boat drifted out to sea.
船漂流出海。
The boat drifted dangerously near the falls.
小船危险地漂近瀑布。
The rain ceased and the clouds drifted away.
雨停了，云散了。
- 浮现；飘然出现，飘飘忽忽地出现：
He finally drifted in half an hour after everyone else.
他终于飘然而至，比别人迟到了半个钟头。
A fleecy cloud was drifting past.
一朵白云正在飘然而过。
- 随波逐流，放任自流；无目的(或随意)地移动；零落地出现(或到来)；(从一固定位置)轻易地、逐渐地移开：
He just drifted aimlessly from job to job.
他漫无目的地跳槽(从一个工作转到另一个工作)。
Some people just drift through life.
有些人只是浑噩度日。
- (无目的地)游荡，漂泊，闲逛；打零工：
Tom drifts from town to town.
汤姆在各个城镇流浪。
Jack drifted about (或 around) doing nothing.
杰克四处闲逛，什么事也不干。
- 偏离(或改变)既定的路线(航道等)；自然缓慢地转变；自流；走入歧途：
The conversation drifted from one subject to another.
谈话从一个话题转到另一个话题。
to drift into a life of crime
陷入犯罪生涯
- (雪、砂等漂流物或吹积物)变成堆，被吹积(成堆)，被积聚，被漂聚，被流积；被砂(或积雪等)覆盖：
The snow drifted into huge mounds overnight.
雪一夜之间被吹积成许多大堆。
The sand drifted along the fence.
沙沿着篱笆堆积起来。
- (价格、行情等)缓慢变动；偏离；漂移：
The oil prices drifted slightly higher presently.
目前石油价格略有上涨。
- (机动车)滑移；(熄火后)滑行；横偏：
The car drifted on the iced road.
汽车在结冰的路上滑移。
- 顺流垂钓；顺流张网捕鱼：
We drifted again and made up the number of 15 salmon.
我们又顺流撒网，共捕到15条鲑鱼。
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